Eyre Highway traffic had to queue twice in the space of a week as the Royal Flying Doctor Service touched down to retrieve patients.
Royal Flying Doctor Service pilots have been forced to use the Eyre Highway as a landing strip in Western Australia's remote south-east.
It forced WA Police to close 2km of the highway as a "last resort" for the Royal Flying Doctor Service aircraft which had been tasked to retrieve two patients. Mr McElroy welcomed the "crucial" funding, saying it would make life easier for the Royal Flying Doctor Service."If there's no alternate runway, I think the last resort is landing on the road, which can be a big disruption for a lot of the public."Mr McElroy said he was marking the highway landing down as a highlight of his burgeoning career.
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